From: Xavier Noria <fxn@...>
Date: 2008-02-10T05:55:29+09:00
Subject: Re: array of here documents

On Feb 9, 2008, at 12:04 PM, Mark Woodward wrote:

> On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 18:17:28 -0500
> Xavier Noria <fxn@hashref.com> wrote:
>
>> On Feb 9, 2008, at 12:09 AM, Roger Pack wrote:
>>
>>> Question: is it possible to create an array of here documents?
>>> a = [<<END
>>> some stuff
>>> more stuff
>>> END,
>>> <<END
>>> even more
>>> END
>>> ]
>>>
>>>
>>> ?
>>
>> Yup:
>>
>> a = [<<FOO, <<BAR]
>> some stuff
>> more stuff
>> FOO
>> even more
>> BAR
>>
>
> Is there any reason you wouldn't set up the heredocs first and then  
> add
> them to an array?
>
> HD1 = <<ENDHD1
> This is a heredoc.
> The first of 2.
> ENDHD1
>
> HD2 = <<ENDHD2
> This is the second heredoc.
> ie the last.
> ENDHD2
>
> a=[HD1,HD2]

Well, we are not advocating here documents in a row, we are just  
answering a technical question about whether is possible to have them  
that way.